Just A Few Little Things

One thing I loved about The Oregonian coverage was the special section on Tuesday, 4 January, which not only showed how ice was prepared, including the infrastructure of the rink, but also how the zamboni works in four steps: 1. shaving the ice, 2. collecting the sludge, 3. smoothing the ice with a "conditioner" and 4. spreading clean water on the surface with a towel.

Also, on 10 January I received a text message from my friend Chris, a Portland native:

Very scary...today's newspaper projects what Disney character each top skater would be...help me! They are trying to keep people interested.